28 Sth ROYAL SCOTS OF CANADA Lord Elgin, then Governor-General <strong>of</strong> <strong>Canada</strong>, and the burning <strong>of</strong> the old parliament buildings on McGill street, the Oregon frontier dispute still looking very threatening, efforts were made to raise a new volunteer lorce in Montreal, and the city volunteer fire companies were formed into a volunteer battalion under the command <strong>of</strong> the Hon. James Ferrier, then Mayor <strong>of</strong> Montreal, Mr. John Fletcher being gazetted as Lieutenant and Adjutant. The Crimean War imparted a fresh impetusto and left an enduring effect upon the Canadian Militia. The garrisons <strong>of</strong> regular troops were withdrawn for service in Europe in 1854, and the Canadian and other colonial governments, were given to understand by the Imperial authorities that they would have to depend upon themselves for defence more than they had hitherto done. As usual, the first thing done was to revise the Militia Act, the result being the Act <strong>of</strong> 1855 (18 Victoria, Chapter 77.) This Act more clearly defined the two classes <strong>of</strong> militia which had been slowly shaping themselves, the active and sedentary. Hitherto the chief object <strong>of</strong> the mUitia acts <strong>of</strong> both provinces had been to provide for the occasional mustering <strong>of</strong> the territorial militia and to furnish as simple and economical a system as possible for the mobilization and training <strong>of</strong> an active force in case <strong>of</strong> emergency. The few volunteer corps in existence up to this time, had been tolerated rather than encouraged. The Act <strong>of</strong> 1855 recognized the old, territorial, sedentary militia system as the back bone <strong>of</strong> the national defensive force, but sanctioned the raising <strong>of</strong> an active, permanently organized militia to consist <strong>of</strong> "volunteer troops <strong>of</strong> cavalry, field batteries, and foot companies <strong>of</strong> artillery, and companies <strong>of</strong> infantry, armed as riflemen, but not exceeding in the whole, sixteen troops <strong>of</strong> cavalry, seven field batteries <strong>of</strong> artillery, five foot companies -<strong>of</strong> artillery, and fifty companies <strong>of</strong> riflemen, the total number not to exceed five thousand <strong>of</strong>ficers and men." This act was to continue in operation for three years only, but could be continued if war with the United States existed. In Montreal, two rifle companies, a field battery and a cavalry troop were enrolled under this Act before the end <strong>of</strong> the year. In 1856 an amendment to the Militia Act (19 Victoria, Chapter 44) was passed providing for the discontinuation <strong>of</strong> the muster day <strong>of</strong> the sedentary militia and for the organization <strong>of</strong> unpaid volunteer corps. May 8th, 1856, Lieut.'Colonel John Dyde, "<strong>of</strong> the Montreal Light Infantry," was appointed to command the Volunteer Militia Rifle Companies <strong>of</strong> Montreal. This same year, six additional volunteer rifle companies raised in Montreal were gazetted. The Seventh Company, gazetted October i6th, was "a Highland Rifle Company." John Macpherson (now Col. Macpherson), a member <strong>of</strong> Number One Company, formerly the Montreal Rifle Rangers, raised in 1654, was appointed captain, ^4) a,nd on October 30th, 1856, George McGibbon, was gazetted Lieutenant, and Peter Moir, Ensign. November 13, 1856, Assistant Surgeon, W. E. Scott, M.D., "from the Montreal Light Infantry," was gazetted Surgeon, "<strong>of</strong> all the Rifle Companies in Montreal." It must be remarked, that at this time, organization in there was no provision for a battalion the militia. The Militia Act <strong>of</strong> 1855 was further amended in 1859 by 22 Victoria, Chapter 18, which made provisions that where possible the independent companies <strong>of</strong> volunteer infantry and rifles, should be grouped into battalians. It also provided that, the vohmteer militia force should drill for six consecutive days each year, with pay at the rate <strong>of</strong> one dollar per diem per man. This act, and the increased interest in militia matters in <strong>Canada</strong> was to some extent a reflection <strong>of</strong> the powerful military movement in Great Britain which resulted from the menaces <strong>of</strong> a French invasion at the time <strong>of</strong> the trouble over the Orsini conspiracy. The battalion organization <strong>of</strong> the Montreal Rifle companies, became better defined and more permanent under this act, and the ist Prince <strong>of</strong> Wales Regiment dates its existence back to this time. I/ong before the passing <strong>of</strong> the amendment to the Militia Act, providing <strong>of</strong>ficially for the brigading <strong>of</strong> the independent companies <strong>of</strong> volunteer rifles into battalions, steps had been taken for the reorganization <strong>of</strong> the old Montreal Light Infantry on a regimental basis. The original "regulations" for the reorganized corps were submitted December 6th, 1856, for the sanction <strong>of</strong> His Excellency, the Commander-in-Chief, and sanctioned December i8th, 1856. According to these regulations the corps was to consist <strong>of</strong> six companies, each <strong>of</strong> seventy-five men, besides a bugler, and the due compliment <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong>ficers and non-commissioned <strong>of</strong>ficers. Section 7 <strong>of</strong> these regulations provided as follows:— "All <strong>of</strong>ficers and noncommissioned <strong>of</strong>ficers, and all finally enrolled privates, will be held to furnish themselves with uniforms and to appear therein at all musters, when so ordered. The uniform <strong>of</strong> the corps (subject only to such modifications as the law or any duly issued Regimental Order mav (4)—Lieut-Col. John Macpherson was born at Lancaster, Glengarry. Ont , Jan. Sth, 1830, and received his first comnii.ssion in the 3rd Batt. <strong>of</strong> Montreal Militia (sedentary) in 1849. He was made Brigade Major to the Montreal active force in 1861 and in 1865 was gazetted Lieut-Colonel, serving on the staff <strong>of</strong> Major General Lindsay, during the Fenian Raid <strong>of</strong> 1866. In 1869 he commanded Military District No. 3 and in 1870 served as Assistant Adjutant General, also commanding the Militia Brigade concentrated atMoutreal. Was the same year selected by General Lindsay for appointment on the staiT <strong>of</strong> Colonel (now Lord) Wolseley to proceed on the Red River Expedition, but subsequently changed at the request <strong>of</strong> the then Minister <strong>of</strong> Militia, his services being required at headquarters. In 1880 was appointed director <strong>of</strong> Militia Stores, which appointment he held for many years. In 1885 had charge <strong>of</strong> all supplies issued to the Force duritlg the Northwest Rebellion, and performed at headquarters all the duties pertaining to the Quarter-Master General's Department, in addition to those <strong>of</strong> director <strong>of</strong> Stores. Services favorably mentioned in Parliament by the Minister <strong>of</strong> Militia at the time. Retired from the Militia Department on Superannuation in 1897. Treasurer <strong>of</strong> the Dominion Rifle Association from 1868 to the present time, etc., etc.
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